Setlist: Top ten legal battles – The Kraftwerk sampling case
The fourth Setlist special on major music industry legal battles covers Kraftwerk's lengthy case over whether a two-second sample can constitute copyright infringement.…
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George Clinton and, erm, not Funkadelic
George Clinton features on the track 'Wolves' on Wu-Tang Clan's new album 'The 8 Diagrams', which also includes Dhani Harrison's reinterpretation of George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.…
Jay-Z sued over sample
Publisher Bridgeport Music is suing Jay-Z, alleging that his 2003 track 'Justify My Thug' uses samples of its copyrighted music without permission.…
George Clinton sentenced over drugs charges
George Clinton has been sentenced to 200 hours' community service, probation and court costs after pleading no contest to two drug paraphernalia charges.…